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VEHICLERECOVERYANDSPRINGBRAKES
RecoveryHitchCapacities
Themaximumratedloadsforvehicle
recoveryvariesdependingonthe
directionorangleofpull.These
capacitiesarelistedinthetablebelow
andareforthetwohitchesworking
together,simultaneously.
HitchCapacities
DIRECTIONOF
PULL
MAXIMUM
CAPACITY
(Lb)*
DirectlyForward80,000
DirectlyVerticalor
Horizontallytothe
Side
14,600
45ºinanyDirection
20,000
*Bothhitchespulledsimultaneously.
CAUTION
Recoverypullmaximumsassume
thetowriggingevenlydistributesthe
loadbetweenbothrecoveryhitches.
SeeexamplesinRecoveryRigging
onpage2-19fordetails.Serious
damagetothevehiclemayoccurif
riggingisnotconnectedproperly.
CAUTION
Whenrecoveringditchedorbogged
vehicles,staywellbelowMaximum
Capacities.Evenatloadsbelow
maximum,thephysicalstrainofre-
coveringavehiclecoulddamage
axles,suspensions,fthwheels,
etc.
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